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Morgan Lewis

Christina A. MacDougall, Ph.D.

Partner

San Francisco Phone +1.415.442.1277 Fax +1.415.442.1001

One Market, Spear Street Tower, 28th Floor//San Francisco, CA 94105-1596//United States

Christina A. MacDougall brings an active background in the life sciences, chemistry, and healthcare to her intellectual property (IP) practice. She advises clients on patent counseling, global prosecution strategies (including portfolio management), opinions, and due diligence in the life sciences and related technology fields. This includes conducting invalidity and patentability searches and analyses for biochemical, molecular biological, and pharmaceutical products and processes. Clients rely on Christina to draft patent applications and analyze patent landscapes regarding competitive diligence and freedom to operate.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Christina was an associate at another major law firm. There, she counseled clients that included startups, international biotechnology and drug discovery companies, and academic institutions, among others.

While working toward her Ph.D., Christina studied complex issues related to DNA damage recognition, and as an undergrad, she examined the cellular growth of prostate and other forms of cancer.

Awards and Affiliations

Rising Star, Intellectual Property, Northern California Super Lawyers (2022)

Next Generation Partner, Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings), The Legal 500 US (2022)

Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: licensing, The Legal 500 US (2020)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)

Member, Women's Intellectual Property Lawyers Association

Member, Association for Women in Science

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • Boise State University, 2001, B.S.
  • Stanford University, 2007, Ph.D.
  • University of San Francisco School of Law, 2011, J.D.

Sectors

Services

Regions

Events

1/27/2022 - Impact of the Infrastructure Act on the Tech Industry
8/25/2020 - Patent Application and Claim Drafting, Life Sciences
7/14/2020 - 2020 Japan-US Innovation Awards Program–Innovation Awards Symposium
12/17/2019 - Developments in the Cell Therapy/Gene Therapy Space
10/16/2019 - Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) Fall Conference: Protecting Innovation in a Changing Landscape
9/18/2019 - 2019 RARE Entrepreneur Bootcamp
7/19/2019 - Stanford University’s “From Stanford to Careers” Alumni Event
2/20/2019 - 2019 Rare Disease Patient Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
10/3/2018 - 2018 RARE Patient Advocacy Summit
11/16/2017 - 2017 Rare Diseases Summit

News

3/25/2021 - Diversity in the Life Sciences Boardroom: Women Leaders on the Power of Different Perspectives—and How Women Can Take Their Seat at the Table
6/12/2019 - Morgan Lewis Elects 30 Partners